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But death doesn't scare me. To know exactly when I might expect it, up close and in my face, would actually be a comfort. Because to tell the truth, most of the time dying seems pretty much like my only means of escape.

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Ellen Hopkins
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: March 26
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Long Beach
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